Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Cardinals: Willson Contreras at leadoff, Javy Baez back in action

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Game time: The Chicago Cubs (43-45) will battle the St. Louis Cardinals (43-45) on Friday (1:20 p.m. CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

TV information: The game will be on Bally Sports Midwest, Marquee Sports Network and MLB Network (out-of-market only)

Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com.

Cubs lineup:

Willson Contreras C

Patrick Wisdom 3B

Anthony Rizzo 1B

Javy Baez SS

Jake Marisnick CF

Joc Pederson LF

Nico Hoerner 2B

Jason Heyward RF

Kyle Hendricks SP

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have the 'Professor' (10-4, 3.83 ERA) on the mound against lefty Wade LeBlanc (0-1, 4.24 ERA).

Hendricks is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA against the Cardinals this season.

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